Thru the Lens: YM/WREA October Luncheon

Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, was the keynote speaker for the Young Men's/Women's Real Estate Association's (YM/WREA) October luncheon. Ackman offered his perspective regarding the various practices and techniques the firm employs to create value. He discussed details on the fund's latest investments in JC Penny, Target Corp., General Growth Properties and the recent events transpiring in Stuyvesant Town.

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Houlihan Lawrence Commercial sells residential development site for $2.1 million

Pelham, NY Houlihan Lawrence Commercial, a division of Houlihan Lawrence, sold 163 Wolfs Ln. for $2.1 million. The site was previously approved for a 27-unit multifamily building with one retail space and 34 parking spaces.

GFP Real Estate signs Knit Illustrated to 4,051 s/f five-year lease at 247 West 37th St.

GFP R.E. signs Knit Illustrated to 4,051 s/f at 247 West 37th St.

The Feil Organization signs 15-year, 46,000 s/f renewal with Thompson Coburn LLP at 488 Madison Ave.

Feil signs 46,000 s/f renewal with Thompson Coburn at 488 Madison Ave.

Cushman & Wakefield arranges 16,051 s/f lease at 125 Broad St. to Harris Trzaskoma, LLP

C&W arranges 16,051 s/f lease at 125 Broad St. to Harris Trzaskoma

CBRE leases 9,527 s/f to Cypress Creek Renewables at 530 Fifth Ave.

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AI comes to public relations, but be cautious, experts say - by Harry Zlokower

Last month Bisnow scheduled the New York AI & Technology cocktail event on commercial real estate, moderated by Tal Kerret, president, Silverstein Properties, and including tech officers from Rudin Management, Silverstein Properties, structural engineering company Thornton Tomasetti and the founder of Overlay Capital Build,

Behind the post: Why reels, stories, and shorts work for CRE (and how to use them) - by Kimberly Zar Bloorian

Let’s be real: if you’re still only posting photos of properties, you’re missing out. Reels, Stories, and Shorts are where attention lives, and in commercial real estate, attention is currency.

Strategic pause - by Shallini Mehra and Chirag Doshi

Many investors are in a period of strategic pause as New York City’s mayoral race approaches. A major inflection point came with the Democratic primary victory of Zohran Mamdani, a staunch tenant advocate, with a progressive housing platform which supports rent freezes for rent

Lasting effects of eminent domain on commercial development - by Sebastian Jablonski

The state has the authority to seize all or part of privately owned commercial real estate for public use by the power of eminent domain. Although the state is constitutionally required to provide just compensation to the property owner, it frequently fails to account